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Borobudur is worth a trip just to slurp down the sweet Indonesian drinks: There's susu soda gembira (condensed milk, a sweet red syrup, and club soda), which tastes like an Indonesian egg cream; and es teler, an iced Pepto-Bismol-pink concoction made with coconut milk, syrup, basil seeds, and Gummi Bear–size pieces of sugar-palm fruit. The food here is equally intriguing: Don't miss the sensational batagor, crispy-skinned deep-fried tofu with dueling Indonesian-soy and peanut sauces; rendang padang, briskety beef in a hot, murky coconut sauce; and superb satay, that dish being to Indonesian cuisine what the shish kebab is to Turkish. Hot, sweet ginger tea makes a fine finale. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Fried Fish Borobudur, $23.95; broiled fish with spicy chili sauce, $23.95